#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include <stdio.h>

int compare(int x, int y)
{
	int z = 0;
	if (x>y)
	{
		z = x;
	}
	else
	{
		if (x = y)
		{
			z = x;
		}
		else
		{
			z = y;
		}
	}
	return z;
}
int main()
{
	int a = 0;
	int b = 0;
	scanf("%d %d", &a, &b);
	int c = compare(a,b);
	printf("%d\n",c);
	return 0;
}